 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Mr. Sharma comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck:
. e; K# g2 C, S'I have great news: I'm a month overdue. I think we're going to have a baby! ) g0 [ X6 u! D! l v# C# `
The doctor gave me a test today, but until we find out for sure, we can't tell anybody.' 6 }2 V3 }7 N C! c# _+ w
The next day, Mrs. Sharma receives a telephone call from Reliance Energy because the electricity bill has not been paid.
- A4 f. }9 b- f+ P2 |" i; h2 ~& w' Am I speaking to Mrs. Sharma? ' 1 w& m. n% W; D' e& ?! B3 v
'Yes... speaking'
( D. \4 w6 O; R3 `# Q: hReliance guy, 'You're a month overdue, you know!' ; M/ l. i+ {0 _; s. \! h8 Z3 r$ p
'How do YOU know?' stammers the young woman.
1 t/ l- q: v/ G2 ]- W5 O- T'Well, ma'am, it's in our files!' says the Reliance guy. |; Z2 N6 H5 `4 d& }+ {6 o
'What are you saying? It's in your files ...HOW?????'
/ w3 z! S3 n) m# O8 z7 g' Yes ............ . We have a system of finding out who's overdue '
" e( D( Q/ P# L7 `' GOD!!!!!!... ....... This is too much........ ..'
1 b: Q7 w, d7 e3 k2 A) s'Madam, I am sorry... I am following orders.... I have to inform you are overdue' ( Q0 r3 s, }, L& R7 L/ o+ C' S* `
'I know that ... let me talk to my husband about this tonight. .... He will speak to your company tomorrow '
9 T- L9 n+ A& { ?, v7 E7 T. ?That night, she tells her husband about the incident, and he, mad as a bull, rushes to Reliance office the next day morning.
6 B+ w! [4 X3 Z9 \0 v6 {! j# x$ }( J'What's going on? You have it on file that my wife is a month overdue? ]$ {0 r" N! f: G( U
What business is that of yours?' the husband shouts. / u; f" u; E: I5 d4 P" l+ G
'Just calm down,' says the lady at the reception at Reliance, 'it's nothing serious. All you have to do is pay us.'
5 }! b: @" C* v5 y) y" r; e2 B8 E'PAY you? And if I refuse?' 0 L' l( F b0 [. T+ O$ x
'Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to cut yours off.' 1 U6 Z& A* I' X& Z* B+ D& r
'And what would my wife do then?' the husband asks. : i& \. ~# k4 f6 O
'I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle.' |
|